Occasionally someone puts a post on Facebook or other social medium that suggests something dreadful and catastrophic has happened to them. But when you read on, you discover that it’s a canned posting that they are copying and pasting and exhorting you to do likewise. For example, I saw this recently from someone who doesn’tContinue reading “Don’t Break the Chain, Or!”
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Raiders of the Lost App
Years ago, I found an online web-based chat site called BananaChat. This was one of the first of its kind. You would sign in, create a username, and chat on The Balcony. If you wanted a private chat you could “go to another room”—but as I recall, everyone on The Balcony could read your interactions,Continue reading “Raiders of the Lost App”
Medium Awesome
Who are your favorite artists? My title comes from an entry on an audition form a few years ago. A student, attempting to describe his proficiency at dance, listed his skill level as: “medium awesome.” As for the prompt, my first response was so non-artistic. “Which medium?” I thought. And then realized that that’s theContinue reading “Medium Awesome”
Life Before the Internet
Do you remember life before the internet? I do remember life before the internet. I spent many happy years there. And while I don’t think we should go back, there are some developments I do wish had never happened. When I first heard about it, the internet seemed to be full of promise. I thought,Continue reading “Life Before the Internet”
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